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Asthma

EPA's coordinated approach on asthma promotes scientific understanding of environmental asthma triggers and ways to manage asthma in community settings through research, education and outreach. With federal, state and local partners, we are building the nation's capacity to control asthma and manage exposure to indoor and outdoor pollutants linked to asthma.

In particular, there are many pollutants found indoors that can trigger asthma attacks. Learn more about indoor air quality.

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2016 National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management

Learn about key components of their exceptional programs, a significant challenge each faced in growing their program's success and lessons they learned in addressing this challenge. Read more about the 2016 Winners.

Podcast Series

This podcast features interviews with leaders and experts in asthma programming describing key strategies and best practices for reducing the impact of asthma on under-served communities.